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Officials seek thieves who stole $36,540 in ginseng

Daily Herald Media
Published 11:04 p.m. CT Jan. 9, 2015

Authorities are seeking suspects in a break-in at the Ginseng & Herb Co-Op facility in the town of Marathon on Dec. 18 or Dec. 19. Investigators say the burglar or burglars stole more than $36,000 of a high-grade variety of ginseng.(Photo: AP file photo)

TOWN OF MARATHON — Police say someone broke into a rural Marathon County ginseng business and specifically stole a high-value brand of the crop, as well as a surveillance system that might have caught them on camera.

Marathon County Crime Stoppers is asking for help from the public to find suspects, and the Ginseng & Herb Co-Op is offering an additional $1,000 reward for any tip leading to an arrest in the case.

During the night of Thursday, Dec. 18 or early the next morning, someone kicked in and damaged the door leading to the Ginseng & Herb Co-Op production and storage facility in the town of Marathon. The intruder or intruders stole six, 70-pound boxes of ginseng valued at $36,540.

The boxes were labeled with the initials "SCB" indicating they were the Scotch Creek Big variety, and officials think the suspects knew that type of ginseng would fetch a lot of money.

Marathon County Crime Stoppers says thieves stole a NUVICO security system as well as more than $36,000 in ginseng from a town of Marathon business in December.(Photo: Stock image)

If you have information relating to this bank robbery or any other crimes, contact Marathon County Crime Stoppers by texting keyword "MCTIP" plus your message to 274637 (crimes), by submitting a tip online at www.marathoncountycrimestoppers.org, by downloading the "Tip Submit" app to your phone or by calling 877-409-8777.